Table 1 Description of search strategies and results according to each database
Database | Combined search terms | Boolean operators |
|---|---|---|
OR/AND | NOT/AND NOT | |
PubMed | (“spirituality” [Title/Abstract]) OR (“religions” [Title/Abstract]) AND (“quality of life” [Title/Abstract]) OR (“health-related quality of life” [Title/Abstract]) | NOT (“patients” [Title/Abstract]) NOT (“disease” [Title/Abstract]) NOT (“caregivers” [Title/Abstract]) NOT (“children” [Title/Abstract]) NOT (“adolescent” [Title/Abstract]), NOT (“elderly” [Title/Abstract]) |
Web of science | TÓPICO: (“spirituality”) OR TÓPICO; (“religions”) AND TÓPICO: (“quality of life”) OR TÓPICO: (“health-related quality of life”) | NOT TS = “patients”; NOT TS = “disease;” NOT TS = “caregivers”; NOT TS = “children” NOT TS = “adolescent”; NOT TS = “elderly” |
Scopus | (TITLE-ABS-KEY (“spirituality”) OR (TITLE-ABS-KEY (“religions”) AND (TITLE-ABS-KEY (“quality of life”) OR (TITLE-ABS-KEY (“health-related quality of life”) | AND NOT “patients”; AND NOT “disease;” AND NOT “caregivers”; AND NOT “children” AND NOT “adolescent”; AND NOT “elderly” |
Cochrane | (“spirituality”): ti,ab,kw OR (“religions”): ti,ab,kw AND (“quality of life”): ti,ab,kw OR (“health-related quality of life”): ti,ab,kw | AND NOT “patients”; AND NOT “disease;” AND NOT “caregivers”; AND NOT “children” AND NOT “adolescent”; AND NOT “elderly” |
BDTD | “espiritualidade” All fields; “religiosidade” All fields; “qualidade de vida” All fields; “qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde Todos os campos | Not applicable |
Open grey | “spirituality” AND “quality of life” | Not applicable |